Cyber Shield 17 is a defensive cyber operations exercise designed to develop, train, and exercise National Guard cyber-capable forces, Defensive Cyberspace Operations-Elements, threat analysis teams, reporting mechanisms, and leaders. The purpose of the exercise is to provide a collective training event for the evaluation of DCO-Es and to set the conditions for team validation.<br />
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Participants include members of the U.S. Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve, and civilians from state government agencies, federal agencies, industry partners, and academia.
Members of the Texas Army National Guard and Air National Guard participated in a major network defense exercise at Camp Williams in Utah from April 17 to May 5, 2017.
Members of the Texas Army National Guard’s 102nd Information Operations Battalion and the Texas Air National Guard’s 273rd Information Operations Squadron participated in Exercise Cyber Shield 17, the Army National Guard’s premier cyber defense exercise.